Interview: Euan Burton, Glasgow 2014 flag bearer
Today, he is not only preparing to represent Scotland on Saturday, he is getting ready to carry out the highest ceremonial role a team member can have at the Commonwealth Games by being the flag-bearer at the opening ceremony.
Burton began the transition from player to coach after the Olympics, and the latter role is still very important to him – for a start, he is coach to one of his team-mates, James Millar, so cannot simply shrug off that side of his judo life. But as flag-bearer he has now been given a far more prominent role than any coach would have – a role that extends well beyond his own sport.
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